Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183001 - Painter Is Burned When Flammable Thinner Ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 201183001 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 08/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307396101	09/15/2006	1721	238320	Russell Hinton Company

Abstract: On August 11, 2006, Employee #1, a foreman/painter with Russell Hinton Company, had just finished preparing kitchen cabinets for painting by wiping them with a rag soaked in Jasco lacquer thinner. While descending a stepladder, he placed his left hand on top of a stove for support. The rag was ignited by the stove's pilot light. Employee #1 was hospitalized at SF General Hospital for first- and second-degree burns to his left arm. Skin grafting was performed.

Keywords: BURN, LACQUER THINNER, THINNER, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, OVEN, LADDER, DESCENDING, PAINT, ARM, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307396101			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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